crim·i·nal (kr m  -nl)adj. 1. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime: criminal abuse. 2. Relating to the administration of penal law. 3. a. Guilty of crime. b. Characteristic of a criminal. 4. Shameful; disgraceful: a criminal waste of talent. n. One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime. [Middle English, from Old French criminel, from Late Latin cr  min lis, from Latin crmen, crmin-, accusation; see crime.]crim i·nal·ly adv. |
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnəl]
n
1. (Law) a person charged with and convicted of crime
2. a person who commits crimes for a living
adj
1. (Law) of, involving, or guilty of crime
2. (Law) (prenominal) of or relating to crime or its punishment criminal court criminal lawyer
3. Informal senseless or deplorable a criminal waste of money
[from Late Latin crīminālis; see crime, -al1]
criminally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  criminal - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimeblackmailer, extortioner, extortionist - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them bootlegger, moonshiner - someone who makes or sells illegal liquor desperado, desperate criminal - a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice highbinder - a corrupt politician highjacker, hijacker - someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough - an aggressive and violent young criminal abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) mafioso - a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) principal - (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement parolee, probationer - someone released on probation or on parole racketeer - someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater - someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) scofflaw - one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler - someone who imports or exports without paying duties stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it traitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason |
| Adj. | 1. | criminal - bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" |
| 2. | criminal - guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man" guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" | |
| 3. | criminal - involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" |
criminal
noun
lawbreaker, convict, con (slang), offender, crook (informal), lag (slang), villain, culprit, sinner, delinquent, felon, con man (informal), jailbird, malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, skelm (S. African) He was put in a cell with several hardened criminals.
adjective
1. unlawful, illicit, lawless, wrong, illegal, corrupt, crooked (informal), vicious, immoral, wicked, culpable, under-the-table, villainous, nefarious, iniquitous, indictable, felonious, bent (slang) The entire party cannot be blamed for the criminal actions of a few members.
unlawful right, legal, innocent, honourable, honest, lawful, law-abiding, commendable
unlawful right, legal, innocent, honourable, honest, lawful, law-abiding, commendable
2. (Informal) disgraceful, ridiculous, foolish, senseless, scandalous, preposterous, deplorable This project is a criminal waste of time and resources.
Translations
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnl]
A. N → criminal mf
B. ADJ
1. (Jur) [act, activity, behaviour] → delictivo; [investigation, organization] → criminal; [trial, case] → penal
he had done nothing criminal → no había cometido ningún delito
to bring criminal charges against sb → formular or presentar cargos en contra de algn, entablar un proceso penal contra algn
he had done nothing criminal → no había cometido ningún delito
to bring criminal charges against sb → formular or presentar cargos en contra de algn, entablar un proceso penal contra algn
2. (= shameful) it would be criminal to throw them away → sería un crimen tirarlos
it was a criminal waste of resources → era un crimen desperdiciar recursos así
it was a criminal waste of resources → era un crimen desperdiciar recursos así
C. CPD criminal assault N → intento m de violación
criminal code N → código m penal
criminal court N → juzgado m de lo penal
criminal damage N → delito m de daños
criminal intent N → intención f dolosa
Criminal Investigation Department N (Brit) → Brigada f de Investigación Criminal(Sp)
the criminal justice system N → el sistema penal
criminal law N → derecho m penal
criminal lawyer N → penalista mf, abogado/a m/f criminalista
criminal negligence N → negligencia f criminal
criminal record N → antecedentes mpl penales
to have a criminal record → tener antecedentes penales
criminal code N → código m penal
criminal court N → juzgado m de lo penal
criminal damage N → delito m de daños
criminal intent N → intención f dolosa
Criminal Investigation Department N (Brit) → Brigada f de Investigación Criminal(Sp)
the criminal justice system N → el sistema penal
criminal law N → derecho m penal
criminal lawyer N → penalista mf, abogado/a m/f criminalista
criminal negligence N → negligencia f criminal
criminal record N → antecedentes mpl penales
to have a criminal record → tener antecedentes penales
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnəl]
n → criminel(le) m/f
adj
(lit) (connected with crime) [activities, action] → criminel(le); [investigation, trial, prosecution] → criminel(le)
criminal charges → charges fpl
to face criminal charges → être sous le coup d'une inculpation criminal offence
criminal charges → charges fpl
to face criminal charges → être sous le coup d'une inculpation criminal offence
(= serious, wrong) → criminel
it's criminal! → c'est criminel!
criminal court n → cour f d'assises
Criminal Investigation Department n (British) → police f judiciaire
it's criminal! → c'est criminel!
criminal court n → cour f d'assises
Criminal Investigation Department n (British) → police f judiciaire
criminal
criminal:
criminal:
n → Straftäter(in) m(f) (form), → Kriminelle(r) mf; (guilty of capital crimes also, fig) → Verbrecher(in) m(f)
adj
→ kriminell, verbrecherisch; action also → strafbar; criminal law → Strafrecht nt; to take criminal proceedings against somebody → strafrechtlich gegen jdn vorgehen; to have a criminal record → vorbestraft sein
criminal:
criminal assault
n → Körperverletzung f
criminal charge
n → Anklage f → wegen eines Verbrechens; she faces criminals → sie wird eines Verbrechens angeklagt, sie muss sich vor Gericht wegen eines Verbrechens verantworten
criminal code
n → Strafgesetzbuch nt
criminal court
criminal damage
n → strafbare Sachbeschädigung f
Criminal Investigation Department
n (Brit) → Kriminalpolizei f
criminal:
criminal negligence
n → grobe Fahrlässigkeit, Fahrlässigkeitsdelikt nt
criminal profile
n → Täterprofil nt
Criminal Records Office
n → Kriminaldienststelle f → zur Führung der Verbrecherkartei
criminal responsibility
n → Strafbarkeit f; (= accountability) → Zurechnungsfähigkeit g; age of criminal → Strafmündigkeit f
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnl]
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnl]
1. n → criminale m/f
2. adj → criminale (fig) → vergognoso/a
criminal lawyer → (avvocato) penalista m/f
to study criminal law → fare studi penalistici
to take criminal proceedings against sb → istruire una causa penale contro qn
criminal lawyer → (avvocato) penalista m/f
to study criminal law → fare studi penalistici
to take criminal proceedings against sb → istruire una causa penale contro qn
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnl]
1. n → criminale m/f
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